Police responded to a traffic fatality on U.S. 1 near Cherry Lane in Melbourne late Wednesday afternoon.

Lanes on U.S. 1 were blocked for several hours. The intersection is just south of the Brevard County Transit Services office.

The crash happened about 5:10 p.m., Melbourne police said.

"Officers on on-scene and traffic homicide (detectives are) investigating," said Lt. Shawn Eising, a spokesman for the police department.

Officers did not release the name of the motorcyclist Wednesday.

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